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Decreasing blood culture contamination rates in a rural emergency department: a quality improvement initiative. [PDF]

BMJ Open Qual
Patel P, Johnson M, Ayers A, Ayres M, Andersen M, Spears K, Folk S.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Bespoke Programmable Interpenetrating Elastomer Network Composite Laryngeal Stent for Expedited Paediatric Laryngotracheal Reconstruction

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A programmable interpenetrating double‐network architecture, created via 3D‐TIPS printing and resin infusion, synergistically combines thermoplastic and thermosetting elastomers to balance structural rigidity and surface softness—crucial for paediatric laryngeal stents.
Elizabeth F. Maughan, Lei Wu, Dong Zhang, Linxiao Wu, Graca Ferreira Vaz Pinto Mendes, Wanqiao J. Tu, Heping Ma, Toby J. Proctor, Colin R. Butler, Thomas Kjærgaard, Mark W. Lowdell, Martin A. Birchall, Robert E. Hynds, Richard Hewitt, Wenhui Song   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional Materials for Environmental Energy Harvesting in Smart Agriculture via Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores functional and responsive materials for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) in sustainable smart agriculture. It examines how particulate contamination and dirt affect charge transfer and efficiency. Environmental challenges and strategies to enhance durability and responsiveness are outlined, including active functional layers ...
Rafael R. A. Silva, Giulio Fatti, Emanuel Carlos, Guilherme Ferreira, Sumita Goswami, Suman Nandy, Luiz H. C. Mattoso, Elvira Fortunato, Caio G. Otoni, Rodrigo Martins   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of a Nationwide Blood Culture Bottle Shortage in 2024 on Healthcare Facilities in the United States. [PDF]

Clin Infect Dis
Lutgring JD, Maillis A, Bryant GC, Haass KA, McMeen M, Smith H, McCarthy NL, Hatfield KM, McDonald LC, Reddy SC, Srinivasan A, Dudeck M, Wolford H.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Host‐Guest Inclusion Chemistry From Supramolecular Architecture Enabling Anti‐Biofouling Surfaces for Oesophagus Stents

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A slippery coating with exceptional anti‐biofouling performance is developed using biocompatible materials for oesophagus stents. Host‐guest inclusion complex formation capabilities of FDA‐approved supramolecules, cyclodextrins are exploited, which significantly enhances the stability of the surface.
Jianhui Zhang, Haowei Wang, Sourabh Dogra, Xiaoye Zhao, Wenqing Chen, Arpan Gupta, Manish K. Tiwari, Vikramjeet Singh   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lessons learned from a diagnostic stewardship intervention in response to a blood culture bottle supply shock. [PDF]

Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol
Cohen Yatziv L, Mena Lora A, Gross AE, Adams J, Ismail N, Borgetti S.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Halophilic Vibrio species isolated from blood cultures

, 1976
D G Hollis, Robert E. Weaver, C N Baker, C Thornsberry   +3 more
openalex   +2 more sources